BBQ Tandoori Chicken Perfect Indian Chicken!

BBQ tandoori chicken is as close as you will get to real Indian chicken cooked in a tandoor, the fiercely hot temperatures are the secret!

Combined with my simple tandoori marinade this dish is the perfect way to turn up your summer BBQ game!

Grilled Tandoori Chicken, the Very Best Way to Cook it!

Traditionally tandoori chicken is cooked in a wood-fired clay “oven” called a tandoor.

They reach insane temperatures approaching 480°C or 900°F.

It is that insane dry heat that gives a good tandoori chicken its distinct flavour and characteristics.

You can get part of the way with boneless chicken but using a grill or broiler. I use this approach in my murgh makhani recipe.

But that really does not cut it with larger pieces of bone-in chicken.

But many of you have some kit that can get closer than your oven… A BBQ!

Cooking Tandoor Recipes On The Barbecue.

The secret to perfect grilled tandoori chicken is to get that barbecue as hot as you can.

It is the same idea behind the way that I cook pizza on the BBQ.

I get the temperature of my BBQ up towards 350-400°C or 650-750°F.

To do this you need to keep all of the BBQ vents open at all times. This sucks through lots of air.

You do however need to create two cooking zones, if you put your chicken over the direct coals you will get charcoal.

This is exactly the same process that I use to cook my tandoori fish.

You can also cook chicken tikka and naan bread in this fierce heat.

Serving Suggestions and Leftovers.

This recipe is a rare offering from me that serves 4 people rather than two.

Although it is a challenge not to eat the whole chicken as it tastes so damn good.

I tend to try and save the boneless breast pieces and use them in my chicken tikka masala recipe on day 2.

They also make a fantastic sandwich!

When it comes to side dishes I tend to stick with a kachumber salad and possibly a mint raita.